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I think someone can certainly explain an idea if both people take enough time and have enough motivation. The thing that stands out for me is people who have d

I think someone can certainly explain an idea if both people take enough time and have enough motivation. The thing that stands out for me is people who have different ideas concerning where the obligation is in communicating concepts. Is it the speaker's job to put things so the listener can understand? Or is it the listener's job to spend time parsing an objectively correct explanation? In society, overall, this involves a process of negotiation. Notably, I think some people who's job involves manipulating abstract ideas don't think it's their job to put spend time putting concepts into a form appropriate for a given person - the concepts being expressed in an abstractly correct fashion is sufficient.

wizzwizz4 5y ago
> Notably, I think some people who's job involves manipulating abstract ideas don't think it's their job to put spend time putting concepts into a form appropriate for a given person - the concepts being expressed in an abstractly correct fashion is sufficient. If your job involves manipulating abstract ideas, then surely you should know that different people have different abstract representations of those abstract ideas! The more abstract the concept, the more “and this is this” “yes, I follow” handshakes you have to do before you get into the details.
- thingification 5y ago
  > different people have different abstract representations of ... abstract ideas I'm not sure I've ever thought about this in precisely these terms. Thanks